The Kwabenhene who doubles as the Gyaasehene for Okyehene Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, Nana Ayimadu Kantamantu II has said, he is very much disappointed in Extra Gold Mining Company Ltd for not benefiting from the work they are doing ever since mining activity started in Akim Kwaben.
According to him, Extra Gold mining has mined in Kwaben for the past 32yrs but cannot boast of any one single infrastructure project they have received from them, a situation he described as very terrible.
Nana Kantamantu II adds, Extra Gold mines have corporative social responsibilities they have to discharge for those living in the mining communities or towns but they have refused, thus asking them to do what is due them.
He made this remarks to KONTIHENE KOFI OBOH in an interview during a stakeholders meeting organized for the large and scale miners in both Atiwa West and East District Assemblies of the Eastern Region on how to practice proper mining as the gov’t has given them the green light to go back to work.
“At least this mining company can give scholarship to the first best 5 to 6 SHS students to support them to continue their education at the tertiary level in the said Districts, but nothing concerns them” he bemoaned.
Furthermore, the Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong who chaired the programme tasked the miners to do the responsible mining and also cautioned them to give the necessary respect to the chiefs because they are the custodians of the lands since they need their peace of mind to work.
He advised them to reclaimed the used lands before they move onto the new land for their operations to help prevent people from falling into the mining ditch to loose their lives.
Hon. Seth Acheampong emphatically stated that, they know all those gov’t officials who has hide themselves and doing mining secretly thus those petertrators would be dealth with severely.
By// Kontihen Kofi Oboh.
Source// Obohnews.
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